Château des Estanilles - Le Clos du Fou Rouge

Château des EstanillesLe Clos du Fou Rouge

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Le Clos du Fou Rouge of Château des Estanilles is a red wine from the region of Faugères of Languedoc-Roussillon.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.

Taste structure of the Le Clos du Fou Rouge from the Château des Estanilles

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Le Clos du Fou Rouge of Château des Estanilles in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

coffee, oak

Wine with spices taste

pepper

On the nose the Le Clos du Fou Rouge of Château des Estanilles in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of oaky, coffee or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices.

Details and technical informations about Château des Estanilles's Le Clos du Fou Rouge.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Courbu noir

Courbu noir is a grape variety with red and bronze leaves. It originates from the Pyrenean vineyards where it occupies a little more than one hectare. It is completely different from the white Courbu. The adult leaves have five lobes and a petiolar sinus. The berries of the Courbu Noir are round. The berries are small, as are the clusters. The beginning of the veins and the petiolar point are red. The shoots of this grape variety bend to form a parasol. To hope for a significant harvest, it is important to prune it long. Its budburst period begins 3 days after Chasselas. As for its maturity, it is the third period. This variety is very sensitive to oidium, but it does not fear mildew very much. It produces light and fine wines. It is not very colourful and does not contain enough alcohol. Courbu Noir has two approved clones, 728 and 729.

Last vintages of this wine

Le Clos du Fou Rouge - 2016
In the top 100 of of Faugères wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Le Clos du Fou Rouge - 2015
In the top 100 of of Faugères wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Le Clos du Fou Rouge - 2014
In the top 100 of of Faugères wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Le Clos du Fou Rouge - 2012
In the top 100 of of Faugères wines
Average rating: 411110
Le Clos du Fou Rouge - 2007
In the top 100 of of Faugères wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Le Clos du Fou Rouge - 2006
In the top 100 of of Faugères wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Le Clos du Fou Rouge - 2005
In the top 100 of of Faugères wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Le Clos du Fou Rouge from Château des Estanilles are 2016, 2006, 2007, 2014 and 2012.

Informations about the Château des Estanilles

The winery offers 14 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Faugères in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château des Estanilles is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Faugères to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 8500 of of France wines
In the top 500 of of Faugères wines
In the top 25000 of red wines
In the top 35000 wines of the world

The wine region of Faugères

Faugeres is an appellation in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. Although it also covers white and rosé wines, the appellation is best known for its Rich, ripe red wines made from the classic Rhone varieties of Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre, as well as the more MediterraneanCinsaut and Lladoner Pelut. The appellation covers the southern slopes of a series of hills only a few kilometres from the Mediterranean coast. The town of Faugeres forms the centre of the area, which extends 10 km from east to west.


The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.

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The word of the wine: Flow

Action consisting of draining the wine from a vat of red wine (free-run wine), the marc then being pressed to obtain the press wine.

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